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Muskegon Construction Company partnered with Hooker/DeJong Architects and Engineers in the design and construction of facilities at the thoroughbred racetrack that serves as a prototype for other Magna Entertainment tracks. To meet the aggressive schedule, many components were custom-built. Weekly progress meetings were conducted through telephone conferences and progress photographs were delivered electronically. Features: • Groomsmen’s quarters is a two-story masonry and pre-cast concrete building with 44 housing units, a laundry and a lounge area. • Jockey’s quarters is a 1-story masonry building equipped with showers, whirlpools, saunas and a physical therapy facility.